The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-12
TILE NEW u. T. W.
Organizes and Chooses Its onicers-narney
CnllIgan Left Out.

enlllEnh Lctt out.
The new Board Of Public Works, com.
posed Of Mr.. ]. Il. Hobbs, member Of
the old Board who was reelected, and Mr..
@. H, Odbe.t and Capt. William Otto,
having hsd their joint bond approved by
City Solicitor Caldwell and filed the eauie
as Provided for by ordinance, met last
evening Tor the purpose Of organizing.
Nh. Hobbs Was made President, and The
following Named gentlemen wore Selected
IS the other officers Of the Board: "a
Clerk--James II. Lancaster. I'd
Superintendent Of Streets-James W.
Warden. .G-@ ~ X. 4
OWL Engineer-Frank L. Hoge. 4
The elevation Of Mr.. Hobbs to the presi.
dency, was deserved recognition 81 bis
ability, and nothing more than was duo
him, he having had experience on the
former Board and being thoroughly posted
as to the needs Of the various localities, as
brought 10 tho attention Of the former
Board by petitionH and resolutions oil
Council. He 10 also posted as to what
work OF the old Board Ia In an unfinished
condition and what Ia in contemplation.
The appointments made by the Board
will have. to DO confirmed by Council
That OF Mr.. Lancaster means the retro.
ment, OF least for time, Of that we'll.
known political worker, Barney Gallipan,
from city Office. Galligan has been Clerk
Of the Board Of Public Works ever since
Its Organization; and, as Is we'll known,
be has also been Clerk OF the First Branch
and Clerk 10 Council committees. The
three Offices made worry Hnug berth, the
salary eggregating 81 900, and Galligan
might still bold them had he been con.
tent to perform the duties they required
OF him; but he was not. He became a
politician, and very oTensively partisan
one - n i'psyT'r ~ ~, 'sn.at rr6pfas nj
Mr., LANCASTER Is a young man, said 10
BIO o good ACCOUNTANT and one thoroughly
able to fulfill the duties OF the Office. He
has beon for the past three or four years a
clerk In the Office OF the Surveyor OF Gus.
toms, 8 petition he was appointed to by
General Beach when he held the office,
and who has been retained up to the pres
emit time by Surveyor Egerter. It has
been ANNOUNCED, however, that he had
got to 70 in fow days, in order to provide
q place for Democrat, and the Democrat
selected is said to be Chris. Seibke. Since
the Council filled the city offices the prea-
sure on MI. Egerter to bounce Lancaster Is
reported to have been very strong. Mr..
Lancaster has OF late transacted nearly all
the businesa Of the Surveyors Office. He
is Republican, but not q politician. Tho
salary Of the clerk Of the B. P. W. is 5000.
Nj. Warden, chosen to fill Jim Todd'a
place, was, until the Cleveland Reform
Administration came in power, for a mum.
Der Of years gsuger in the Office OF the
Collector Of Internal Revenue here, He
is known by nearly everyone as a clever
gentleman, gifted with good business
sense. The salary Of this position is 81 200.
Mr.. Hege was the Engineer OF the old
Board. He is Democrat. He has no
regular salary, but is paid for work as he
does it. s55.Iz74
The members Of the Board are doubt.
leas thankful that this part Of their labor
is finished; they have been pursued by
nearly twenty applicants for the various
positions, and in addition by the many
friends OF each applicant, while letters
have poured in by the hundreds, urging
the claims Of this or that one.